Many important changes in history are triggered by a very small and inconspicuous thing, just as the so-called spark can start a prairie fire. And the struggle between Korea and China is probably the same.

When the two forces of the DPRK and China want to compete for superiority, they will not immediately set up a position to accuse each other of attacking, but will take advantage of a recent incident in the officialdom as a starting point, and then completely drag the other force into the encirclement or trap they have laid.

This time, Lu Jin's series of cases in Hangzhou became an excuse used by Wang Zhen's party to suppress the civilian forces that had been in power. Originally, it was just a secret operation, but as the two sides made it clear above the court discussion, the war began.

It's a battle without gunpowder, but it's no less dangerous than a real battlefield. Officials from the two sides of the DPRK and China have used their pens as guns and music as bows and arrows, each looking for their own reasons and making a big fuss about the Lu Zhen case. For a time, the officials of the General Administration Department were very busy, and in a few days, no less than hundreds of notes about this were sent over, and finally fell to the desk of the cabinet and the Son of Heaven.

If there is a more controlling emperor, such as the later Jiajing, when he encounters this incident, he will naturally take the opportunity to let the two parties fight and lose both, and he, the emperor, can also reap the benefits of the fisherman, which is the emperor's heart trick and the emperor's law. As for Lu Jin, who is in this storm, the final outcome will definitely be quite bad, even if he does not die, he will be convicted of a felony and exiled to the periphery.

But fortunately, now the ruling power in the court is the gentle Orthodox Emperor Zhu Qizhen, the Son of Heaven. When he found out that Wang Zhen, who he relied on, had a dispute with Hu Hu and other old ministers, his first reaction was to calm the matter and calm down the turmoil as soon as possible.

For this reason, Zhu Qizhen also specially called several relevant officials to him, and they all comforted him in a good way, bluntly saying that the court should value peace. He also said that if it is not easy to be peaceful today, there is really no need to fight endlessly over a trivial matter, which will only make the people of the world uneasy and allow some enemies to find an opportunity to take advantage of.

After a while, it's just mud anyway. It's just that the seemingly impartial words are still biased towards Wang Zhen's side. After all, originally in terms of the momentum of the DPRK and China, now these old ministers are stronger, after all, they have been in business for many years, and there are countless protégés and former officials, how can Wang Zhenyi's party, which has only emerged in the past few years, be comparable.

But after the Son of Heaven appeased him like this, he raised the status of Wang Zhenyi's party to an equal position with Hu Hu. If this approach is not too obvious, Zhu Qizhen's subsequent will can let the Manchu courtiers know that he is on the side of Wang Zhen and others.

At that time, the Criminal Department was still struggling with how to deal with Lu Jin's case, whether to send someone to Hangzhou, or whether to order the Zhejiang Criminal Division to escort the person directly to Beijing for trial - the two approaches were very different, the former showed that they were suspicious of the case and needed to be investigated in detail; The latter was almost convicted of Lu Jin's crime.

But at this time, there was a decree from the palace, ordering them not to continue to investigate the case, and only convicting Lu Zhen of violating the courtesy of the lower officials. At the same time, the officials also received a will, but after receiving this, Hu Hu was stunned: "Your Majesty wants to dismiss Lu Jin's official for this trumped-up crime?" ”

When he saw that his boss looked surprised after reading the will, the person who had the cronies couldn't help but come up and take a look, and when he saw it, they were all stunned on the spot, speechless for a long time.

"My lord, isn't this a mess? We can refute it! Someone reacted quickly and said excitedly.

"That's right, take the will to the six divisions and let them exercise the right of refutation!"

In the inherent impression of many people in later generations, the emperor is a supreme existence, it can be said that he can do whatever he wants, as long as it is an order he gives it, it is a holy decree, and it is a matter that the subjects of the world must obey and follow.

But this is not the case. At least in today's Ming Dynasty, the power of the emperor is far less than one might think. Even if he wants to issue a certain decree, it may not be legal, and it can be rejected by his subordinates, and it is a refutation.

That's right, even the emperor's holy purpose in the Ming Dynasty can be divided into legal and illegal. The legitimate one is called the Holy Decree, and in addition to the emperor's own seal, there must be the seal of the cabinet; And what is illegal, there is also a saying called the middle will (not the one that is erected), and in the face of this kind of will, the courtier can not admit it.

Of course, although it is said that the courtiers have such power, there are not many who really dare to do it. Because everyone knows what the consequences will be. If you meet a male lord like Yongle, if you dare to refute his holy decree, he can ask for your head. But the current orthodox emperor is obviously not an existence that can make hundreds of officials so fearful like a tiger, so even if it is refuted, everyone does not have much burden in their hearts.

To everyone's surprise, in the face of this statement, Hu Hu did not listen, but shook his head with a wry smile after groaning: "This is actually not a holy decree strictly speaking, or even a middle decree, so how can you refute it?" This is just a little opinion of His Majesty's own. ”

"Huh?" Everyone was shocked, but then Hu Hu's words surprised them even more: "And this time, it seems that we have only one way to go by backing down and following His Majesty's wishes." ”

Why is that? Could it be that Lu Jin's charges really can't be washed away? ”

"His charges are still debatable, but the court can't let us drag it out forever. If you get caught up in party strife because of this, it really won't outweigh the losses. In addition, His Majesty's move also has the intention of protecting Lu Jin, at least it did not take away his fame, but if he is dismissed, after some time, he still has hope of recovery. But if you have to argue about right and wrong, the outcome is very unpredictable. ”

Hu Hu started from the overall situation and Lu Zhen personally, and came to the most favorable conclusion that it would be best to stop here, which made others a little unsure of how to reply for a while. After a while, someone whispered: "But have you considered it, my lord, in this way, the momentum of Wang Zhenyi's party will rise sharply, and it will become more and more difficult to contain at that time." ”

Hu Hu sighed: "This is precisely the point where the official is embarrassed. But if we really want to fight, will we have a chance of winning? Judging from this incident, the Son of Heaven has been biased towards Wang Zhen's side, if we do not continue to fight with him according to our will, what will the Son of Heaven do? ”

Those officials who shouted that they would continue to fight again were completely speechless at this time. If he annoys the emperor and does things more deviantly, I am afraid that the problem will be even bigger, and then it will no longer be Lu Zhen who will have an accident.

"That's it, when you have to let go, and letting go has come to this, there is only grievances and good thoughts." Hu Hu smiled bitterly and finally said.

Although the situation between the DPRK and China will change greatly, and Wang Zhen's party will inevitably rise as a result, after the Son of Heaven has made this choice, it is the best choice to take the initiative to retreat. As for Lu Jin, he had to send a letter to comfort him first, and he would only make amends later.

As a result, this seemingly limelight battle quickly subsided. Lu Jin's crime has also changed from a capital crime in which everyone shouts and shouts to kill, and it is just a dismissal. But the winner is still Wang Zhenyi's party!

This is the prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty today, and the monarchs and ministers in this prosperous world. What they are pursuing is not the truth of the real murderer, nor have they thought of avenging the dead, all they want is the stability of the political situation and the stability of the world.

At this time, Lu Jin, who was in Hangzhou, did not know that he had been abandoned by the Manchu monarchs, and was still trying his best to find the truth of the case, hoping to return his innocence.

And in the past few days of hard work, especially with the assistance of Yang Zhen, a good investigator in the brocade guard, he really found out some clues and eyebrows.

One of the easiest lines to investigate is the poisoning of everyone in the political secretary. Suspicion soon fell on several people in the yamen associated with it, including the guards of the dungeon, the messengers responsible for delivering meals, and the people involved in the back kitchen.

After this investigation, it was discovered that a cook named Lao Wutou had not returned for two days. At this juncture, such a thing happened, and anyone could guess that there must be something wrong with him, so he hurriedly led someone to the old Wu Tou's house.

And after arriving, I saw a shocking scene - Lao Wutou's family of eight was actually killed in their own room!

The clue is broken again! However, this incident also proves the previous inference that there is indeed a third force in Hangzhou City that has been helping Wu Miao frame Lu Jin. Because judging from the situation of these corpses, they were only killed in the past two days, and during this time, Wu Miao was being stared at, if he sent someone to attack, he would definitely not be able to hide the eyeliner over there.

After coming to this conclusion, Huang Qinru and others were even more surprised, and they were a little uncomfortable. When did such a terrifying force appear in the city of Hangzhou, and they officials still didn't know anything?

If the other party can easily buy the people in the political secretary to poison and assassinate the dignified prosecutors, won't all the officials in Hangzhou be safe anymore?

Once the matter involves their own safety, these officials are really anxious, and even Hua Qianfeng, who has always liked to protect himself from illness, fully cooperated with Lu Zhen and them in investigating the case this time. Not only the people, but even the upper and lower people in the various yamen, etc., were all sorted out by them openly and secretly.

But anyone who has the slightest doubt about his background, this time the several yamen will not be merciful, and quickly dismiss the person, and as long as there is some suspicion, they will be carefully interrogated after being taken down. It can be said that everyone is in danger, and the grass and trees are soldiers.

This really hit the sore spot of the White Lotus Sect, they have done so many things, it is inevitable that there will be flaws, if the government does not investigate in detail, it is okay, once they dig deeper, it will be difficult to keep it secret.

It's just that all this seems to be a little late, because the final disposition of the imperial court's case of Lu Zhen is about to reach Hangzhou